Overview

The ramifications of North Korea’s weekend test of a long-range rocket are potentially destabilizing for a region key to a revival of global growth. They pose a fresh problem for China now that it faces the challenge of declining growth and the attendant economic difficulties. Coming a month after Pyongyang conducted its fourth nuclear test, the impact of the rocket test reaches well beyond Kim Jong-un’s determination to assert himself.

The regional situation in East Asia remains...

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